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H. S.HODGE. HAT AND GOAT HOOK.-

No. 490,768. Patented Jan. 31, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARMON S. HODGE, OF METROPOLIS CITY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WALTER P. CUTTING, OF SAME PLACE.

HAT AND COAT HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No..490,'768, dated January 31, 1893.

Application filed August 4, 1892. Serial No. 442.14% (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARMON S. HODGE, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Metropolis City, in the county of Massac and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Hat and Coat Hook, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat and coat hooks, the object of my improvement being to provide .a simple, cheap and durable hook, which may be readily attached to a strip or a partition, and which willsecure the hat against falling or being blown from its place.

My invention is fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features thereof are specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hook embodying my improvements; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

My improved hook is formed of a single piece of wire and comprises, essentially, the approximately horizontal arm or stud, A, the lower or coat hook, B, which is arranged below and extends upwardly toward the arm or stud, A, and the upper or hat-hook, which is arranged above and extends downwardly toward said arm or stud.

D represents a rear bar, which is adapted to bear against the wall, partition, or strip to which the hanger is attached, said rear bar terminating at its upper end in an eye, c'l, which engages the rearwardly extending upper side of the loop forming the upper hook, O. Said upper side, 0, of the hat-hook extends in rear of the rear bar to form a screw, E, which is adapted to be screwed into the wall, partition or hanger. ner side of the upper hook, O, is concavely curved and connects, integrally with the upper side of the loop forming the horizontal arm or stud, A, and the lower side of thelatter is curved and connected to the upper side of the lower hook, B. The rear bar is provided near its lower end with 'a spur, F, to

puncture the wall, partition or hanger, to

The lower or in-' prevent the device from turning around the screw.

It will be seen that no independent or auxiliary screws or fastening devices are required in connection with my improved hook. The screw is engaged with thewall or partition and screwed thereinto while the rear bar is bent outwardly at its lower end sufiiciently to hold the spur out of contact therewith, after which the hook is arranged in a vertical position and the spur is forced into the material of the wall or partition.

As shown in Fig. 1 the coat ishung upon the lower hook in the ordinary manner, and

the hat is hung upon the arm or stud with its rim engaged under the upper hook, thus holding it in place. The arm or stud being substantially horizontal cannot puncture the hat hung thereon and cannot strain the same out of shape as is liable to occur with the ordinary forms of hat hooks.

Theimproved hook is simple and light, the two ends being united at the top, as shown, no rough edges or ends being exposed to catch or tear the garments hung thereon.

The looped form of the hooks and the arm or stud provides strength without weight.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

vThe herein described hat and coat hook formed of a single piece of wire, and comprising a rear bar D provided at its upper terminal with an eye (1 and at an intermediate point with a spur F, a lower looped hook B, a horizontal looped stud or arm A, and a downwardly curved looped hook O the upper side 0 of which is carried horizontally rearward through and beyond the eye at to form a securing screw E, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARMON S. l-IODGE. Witnesses:

ALICE E. HODGE, ELLEN O. CUTTING. 

